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While it may not be the first word that comes to mind when describing a vehicle built to haul trash, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Tuesday unveiled five "clean" garbage trucks. The trucks, which run on compressed natural gas, are the newest additions to the city's "green fleet" of hybrid and gasoline-alternative vehicles, part of an effort to reduce emissions and limit fuel consumption. "These vehicles are saving the city significantly, both economically and environmentally," Dyer said. The new trash collectors will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 12.5 tons per year, officials said, equivalent to pulling 325 cars off the road or planting 600...

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While it may not be the first word that comes to mind when describing a vehicle built to haul trash, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Tuesday unveiled five "clean" garbage trucks.
The trucks, which run on compressed natural gas, are the newest...

Rolling Stones fans, "Satisfaction" is coming June 12.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced at a news conference this morning at the Citrus Bowl that the Rolling Stones would play there on June 12.
Tickets will be available...

The Rolling Stones will play a concert at the newly renovated Orlando Citrus Bowl on June 12, Mayor Buddy Dyer confirmed at a press conference Tuesday morning, calling the British rockers the “world's greatest rock and roll band.”
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Last year, the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness persuaded the region to rethink homelessness. It convinced power brokers such as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs that the cure to life on the streets is "Housing...

Voting in Florida rarely comes without some complication, from the hanging chads of the historic 2000 Bush-Gore debacle to the restrictions on early voting in 2012.
Now, Orange County Elections Supervisor Bill Cowles is worried about the potential for...

A lot can happen sitting on the runway of an Air Force base, waiting for Boeing B-52 bombers to land.
You can learn how to play chess, find out your house is in foreclosure, lose your business and car . . . or a plane could crash, exploding into a ball...

KISSIMMEE — Cowboys on horseback, a cattle drive and rodeo queens — the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo is officially in town.The four-day event, one of the premier competitions on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit, kicked off Wednesday...

Orlando International Airport announced Tuesday that it will offer daily nonstop service to Dubai for the first time.
Emirates will begin the flights Sept.1. Orlando becomes the Dubai-based airline's 10th U.S. destination, said Matthias Schmid, Emirates'...

The SunRail commuter train carried an estimated 26,000 passengers this weekend as it offered free rides to the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.Wannabe riders should look for more SunRail service catering to special events, said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer,...

Politicians in Central Florida love to govern by crisis.We see it all the time.Somebody wants to demolish a one-of-a-kind historic home in Winter Park?No need to make hard choices about whether certain significant properties are preserved. Just wait for...

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Future Fútbol Capital of America.
No, not yet.
But soon.
Very soon.
There are many reasons why Orlando will someday turn into an American soccer mecca and it starts with what we saw again on Saturday...

A quiet spot in downtown Orlando has become the latest flash point in Central Florida's struggle to balance growth with the environment.
A proposed development on the site of Constitution Green on South Summerlin Avenue has rallied opponents who worry...

The field where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once addressed a civil-rights rally, and Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth once stepped up to the plate, will remain where it has been for 92 years.Orlando city commissioners voted Monday to designate Tinker...

There’s a new resource in downtown Orlando for women-owned businesses, courtesy of Melbourne-based Florida Institute of Technology (FIT).
The new center opens at a time when local experts have noted a surge in women among local tech companies.
...

El Tri is coming to Central Florida.
Orlando City on Wednesday officially announced an international friendly between the Mexico national team and Costa Rica to be played on June 27 at the Citrus Bowl. The game is set to kick off at 6...

UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will be guests this weekend on local public-affairs programs.
The lineup:
Grayson, D-Orlando, talks to "Metro Center Outlook" at 9 a.m. Sunday on WUCF-Channel 24. The topics...

On a Saturday afternoon in October 2004, my father invited me to a service project in Parramore, the historical heart of Orlando's African-American community.
A freshman at Winter Park High School, I was unfamiliar with the concept of community...

Central Florida can be deeply proud of its long history of supporting the military. From our early days as home to McCoy Air Force Base, through decades of welcoming recruits to our Naval Training Center, and now, as home to "Team Orlando" — the...

The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act went nowhere the past two legislative sessions in Tallahassee.This year, Central Florida leaders are working behind the scenes to craft bipartisan support for expansion."There is no question...